NurseWannabe1129

Not sure the answer to your question but I was just thinking that the understanding I have of C. diff is that we all have it in our GI tract. The problem with C. diff comes after being exposed to high dosages of antibiotics.... If this the case, wo...

I wondered about this often during my previous semesters of nursing school. I wonder if a detailed explanation of the importance of I&O to the patient would make it a little easier to record. I have found in my (meager) experiences that my pati...

:offtopic: I think most of us in (or going into) the nursing profession realize the value of someone who can admit to their mistakes.. Cheer up, I don't think you have anything to worry about!

I got mine at a home medical store, but they are available online. The only problem I sometimes have with it is you have to have a VERY steady hand. They can be quite costly too. I think mine costed around $300 but I was able to secure a grant sin...

I'm a student about to go get fitted for hearing aids. If anything, you would be doing yourself a disservice to not wear them if you need them. It really is a matter of patient safety when it comes to hearing. After seven years of avoiding getting...

You would think the interviewer would have just said you were qualified but wouldn't fit into their culture. Guess she never watched Beauty and the Beast. They seemed to work well together.

I don't think I would ever befriend a patient on an internet site. It would only be a matter of time before they start asking for medical advice. While it would be nice to see the improvement in a patient, there needs to be some sort of line drawn....

The last hospital I did clinicals at color coded. As a student, I loved it! Really easy to tell who was who. The nurses wore all white. There is something about the all white thing I just like. I know I'm not going to say that when I need to wea...

I never really thought of this but now that I've seen this post I will definitely do more to protect myself. Tape, here I come!

Patient education is an issue I became very passionate about this semester. While there may not always be the time to sit down and educate, there is always time along the way. To me, educating the patient is giving them the why's of what we are doi...

I know everyone has already pointed this out, but B's really don't get you into nursing school. Maybe that is what the dean is meaning by the statistics saying he would not be a good candidate or whatever flimsy excsue it was that she gave you. said...

Mosby makes videos with nursing procedures. My school shows the video, then demonstrates in the lab, and then has us practice!

I'm not a nurse yet.. But even as a student I have (for the better) changed my lifestyle. It was something that was due and getting started in nursing just helped to foster it. I'm not saying I don't go out at all. But to go out and party before a ...

:cheers::dncgbby::dncgcpd::clphnds::dancgrp::anpom::urck: Congratulations! Hope that's me a year from now. !!!!

Agreed with most of the postings here. I found for A&P 1 that the coloring book was really helpful! It's kind of fun to sit there and color the bones and the whole time you say the name of the bone (or part of the bone!) in your head while you ...

I love the line "We judge them only because we fear, deep inside, that 'they' could just as easily be 'us'.........but for the grace of God and perhaps a few strokes of plain good luck." I also loved how you said you're not going to make a 90-year-...

Our clinical instructor asked us who would like to do these two-bed baths. One was an assist, one was complete. I jumped at the chance to do the complete bed bath. I wanted this first experience to be done and over with! My partner and I got picked t...

I think I need an assignment from allnurses.com professors.. 100 times handwritten.. I will not make "profound" statements during a vent. And then, just to make it nursing school like, make sure I understand the reasons why. Sorry!!!

I don't think most places would see you pull up anyway. Like most people said, just make sure you tidy up before the interview. It's a shame that some people still have those outrageous biases against people who ride bikes. I went on my first ride ...

Could not live without my Taber's med dictionary!

My school does not have any type of preference over registration.. But in order to get into the program, they do take into account if you are a county student or not since it's a county community college.

I never said to lay down and be a doormat.. Just have known people who have dropped into that sad (and, I agree.. ridiculous) gang road. Nor did I ever say that anyone here is a mean or uncaring nurse. Some of the nurses who posted (especially Mic...

Working in the ER, OR, or doing the research so we know what works best.

Sorry guys, was lurking here... We only have one guy in our class of thirty.. Some days he has to take a joke or two, but he's good about it. I think it is very admirable for a male (or anyone) to become a nurse. But like a couple of previous poste...

Maybe there is more behind their lives than we know. Who's to judge? People don't become like that for no reason.